Contracts and Performance Manager (Legal and Governance)

Salford

Full Time

Permanent

Expires 24/07/2025

About the Role

Join Salford City Council as our Contracts and Performance Manager (Legal and Governance). This newly created role offers an opportunity to shape the future of legal service delivery across Greater Manchester.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the management of our legal services contract, ensuring compliance, performance, and financial accountability.
• Developing and implementing performance frameworks, KPIs, and reporting mechanisms.
• Acting as the key liaison between Salford and Manchester legal teams, fostering strong stakeholder relationships.
• Monitoring budgets, forecasting financial risks, and ensuring accurate reporting.
• Championing innovation and continuous improvement in legal service delivery.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• A degree or equivalent experience in contract/business management or a related field.
• Proven experience managing large-scale contracts, ideally in the public sector.
• Strong knowledge of legal frameworks, contract compliance, and performance management.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A commercial mindset with a commitment to public service values.

What we offer:

• A hybrid working model.
• Access to professional development and leadership programmes.
• A digital-first culture with tailored digital skills training.
• Opportunities to shape the future of legal services in local government.

For more information or to have an informal conversation, please contact Gareth James, Deputy City Solicitor, at [emailprotected].

We will not be accepting candidates who require sponsorship for this position.

Learn more about Salford:

We are dedicated to improving residents' lives and fostering a diverse and inclusive culture. Discover more about our city, the benefits we offer, and our community initiatives on our Salford pages.

Additional schemes:

• Continuous Service: Employees can retain their service-related benefits when moving within Greater Manchester's public sector organizations. Details are available on our Continuous Service page.
• Guaranteed Assessment Scheme: We support employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Find out if you qualify on our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme page.

Data Protection: Our data protection commitments are outlined in the council’s Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr.

Address: Chorley Road, Swinton, Salford, M275DA, United Kingdom